@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static inline struct net *read_pnet(struct net * const *pnet)
 
 int net2id(struct net *net, struct net *peer);
 struct net *get_net_from_netnsid(struct net *net, int id);
+int netns_genl_register(void);
 
 struct pernet_operations {
 	struct list_head list;

@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ header-y += netfilter_decnet.h
 header-y += netfilter_ipv4.h
 header-y += netfilter_ipv6.h
 header-y += netlink.h
+header-y += netns.h
 header-y += netrom.h
 header-y += nfc.h
 header-y += nfs.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_NETNS_H_
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_NETNS_H_
+
+/* Generic netlink messages */
+
+#define NETNS_GENL_NAME			"netns"
+#define NETNS_GENL_VERSION		0x1
+
+/* Commands */
+enum {
+	NETNS_CMD_UNSPEC,
+	NETNS_CMD_GET,
+	__NETNS_CMD_MAX,
+};
+#define NETNS_CMD_MAX		(__NETNS_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
+/* Attributes */
+enum {
+	NETNSA_NONE,
+	NETNSA_NSINDEX,
+	NETNSA_PID,
+	NETNSA_FD,
+	__NETNSA_MAX,
+};
+#define NETNSA_MAX		(__NETNSA_MAX - 1)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_NETNS_H_ */

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/netns.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/netns/generic.h>
 

@@ -438,6 +440,105 @@ static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata net_ns_ops = {
 	.exit = net_ns_net_exit,
 };
 
+static struct genl_family netns_nl_family = {
+	.id		= GENL_ID_GENERATE,
+	.name		= NETNS_GENL_NAME,
+	.version	= NETNS_GENL_VERSION,
+	.hdrsize	= 0,
+	.maxattr	= NETNSA_MAX,
+	.netnsok	= true,
+};
+
+static struct nla_policy netns_nl_policy[NETNSA_MAX + 1] = {
+	[NETNSA_NONE]		= { .type = NLA_UNSPEC, },
+	[NETNSA_NSINDEX]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[NETNSA_PID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NETNSA_FD]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+
+static int netns_nl_get_size(void)
+{
+	return nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) /* NETNSA_NSINDEX */
+	       ;
+}
+
+static int netns_nl_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, int flags,
+			 int cmd, struct net *net, struct net *peer)
+{
+	void *hdr;
+	int id;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, &netns_nl_family, flags, cmd);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	id = net2id(net, peer);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (id < 0)
+		return id;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, NETNSA_NSINDEX, id))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	return genlmsg_end(skb, hdr);
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+static int netns_nl_cmd_getid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net *net = genl_info_net(info);
+	struct net *peer;
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	int err = -ENOBUFS;
+
+	if (info->attrs[NETNSA_PID])
+		peer = get_net_ns_by_pid(nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NETNSA_PID]));
+	else if (info->attrs[NETNSA_FD])
+		peer = get_net_ns_by_fd(nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NETNSA_FD]));
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(peer))
+		return PTR_ERR(peer);
+
+	msg = genlmsg_new(netns_nl_get_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = netns_nl_fill(msg, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
+			    NLM_F_ACK, NETNS_CMD_GETID, net, peer);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	err = genlmsg_unicast(net, msg, info->snd_portid);
+	goto out;
+
+err_out:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+out:
+	put_net(peer);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static struct genl_ops netns_nl_ops[] = {
+	{
+		.cmd = NETNS_CMD_GETID,
+		.policy = netns_nl_policy,
+		.doit = netns_nl_cmd_getid,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+	},
+};
+
+int netns_genl_register(void)
+{
+	return genl_register_family_with_ops(&netns_nl_family, netns_nl_ops);
+}
+
 static int __init net_ns_init(void)
 {
 	struct net_generic *ng;

@@ -1029,6 +1029,10 @@ static int __init genl_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto problem;
 
+	err = netns_genl_register();
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto problem;
+
 	return 0;
 
 problem: